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A seated man in orange and red robes with a long garland of yellow and orange-red flowers and beaded bracelets stands at the left, gripping a metal pole and smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed devotee in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels and holds a small brass plate and cup, while a man in a white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends forward at the lower right to receive the ritual. At the right, a boy in orange robes with white sandalwood markings on his forehead watches. Behind them is a home shrine with a deity murti, brass oil lamps, a framed portrait and a standing electric fan.

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A photograph of a seated man in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a thick garland of yellow and red marigolds and orange-gold bangles, holding a metal rod with one hand. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels before a small shrine, pouring from a bowl, while a man in white with an orange shawl kneels to receive it. A young boy in orange robes sits at the right with ashes marked on his forehead. Behind them is a home shrine with brass lamps, a deity murti, a framed portrait and a flowered pooja setup, with a wall fan at right.2014-06-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesPhoto 11687474June 22 20142014-06-22A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style gathering inside a decorated tent hall. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sari with a gold border, a pink and white flower garland and gold jewellery, smiles while holding a silver plate of flowers. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands holding a plate. Seated on the carpeted dais at right, another shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a golden kalasha with a green cloth. Behind them rows of seated devotees in orange robes sit before an ornate gold throne and a gold-and-tiger-motif seat, with large flower arrangements of marigold and orchids at right and rows of onlookers in the background.2013-04-21 +1 copiesA seated figure in a red-orange robe and matching turban sits on an ornate golden throne with silver scrollwork, wearing a long garland of white and magenta flowers and a rudraksha mala. He raises both palms in blessing while smiling. Before him, a devotee in white dhoti and cream shirt with yellow border kneels and joins palms in reverence, and a man in white nearby holds a long silver rod. Flower petals, a brass oil lamp, a silver plate, fruit and offerings lie on an orange cloth. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual of honouring the feet of a guru, in a domestic room. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears a turban, saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland on a throne.2014-07-03A seated figure in orange and rust robes with a red-and-yellow marigold garland holds a tall silver trident while a man in white dhoti and an orange-red shawl offers white jasmine flowers from his hands over a silver tray of flowers and pendants. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with a beaded necklace stands behind, and a puja offering of jasmine garlands and marigolds fills the foreground, indicating a padapuja or abhishekam-style worship in a decorated room.2014-06-22Photo 11683226November 15 20132013-11-15